fossil fuel
noun
: a fuel (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains
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oil and other fossil fuels
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Engineers and safety experts are solving problems in a new technology that gets us off expensive and polluting fossil fuels.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
The strength of these winds has been linked, in part, to the increase of planet-heating pollution from burning fossil fuels, as well as the hole in the ozone layer above the continent.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Industrial production of these compounds usually depends on hydrogen generated through steam methane reforming, a fossil fuel-intensive process that operates under high temperature and pressure.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
The thing to worry about is the longer-term, steady warming trend that will continue as long as people continue to burn fossil fuels, Mann said Friday.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
The strength of these winds has been linked, in part, to the increase of planet-heating pollution from burning fossil fuels, as well as the hole in the ozone layer above the continent.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Industrial production of these compounds usually depends on hydrogen generated through steam methane reforming, a fossil fuel-intensive process that operates under high temperature and pressure.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
The thing to worry about is the longer-term, steady warming trend that will continue as long as people continue to burn fossil fuels, Mann said Friday.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fossil fuel
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“Fossil fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil%20fuel. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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